Our Starter
OG Gardnerville Born
Organic Wheat Flour (wheat & barley)
This starter is a blend of three historic starters that I have carefully acquired over the years, and it has truly become our famous Gardnerville Born starter. It features a genuine San Francisco starter that boasts 239 years of history, combined with two other cherished starters: one from the California foothills in the quaint town of Arnold and another that is a proud 140-year-old starter from Montana. This unique blend has evolved into our everyday staple for artisan baked goods at our family-owned bakery in Northern Nevada, especially known for our organic sourdough bread.
The breadcrumb of it all
Meet Chrissi
Just like a new sourdough recipe, my story has its fair share of sticky dough, trial and error, and plenty of proofing, shaping, and baking! As the owner and recipe developer of our family-owned bakery, a licensed cottage micro bakery, I take pride in crafting artisan baked goods where every loaf is made by hand with heart and purpose, including our delicious organic sourdough bread.
The food and beverage world has always been my passion, a journey spanning more than 30 years. I love cooking and baking, and most of my recipes are born from intuition and inspiration. My superpower? I can taste ideas in my mind before they ever hit the oven.
In addition to baking, I’m also a Holistic Health Practitioner and Master Herbalist, blending the art of nourishment with the science of wellness.
Meet Richard
Richard is my rock — and our resident "LOAFER". After a long and successful career in Sales, he’s now retired and has discovered a new passion for baking (lucky for me!). It only makes sense that he’s in charge of mixing, baking, and handling all the heavy lifting here at our micro bakery.
Beyond the bakery, Richard is a devoted husband, proud father, and joyful grandfather. If you’ve met him, you already know he loves to chat! He’s the friendly face and voice of our markets, events, and front-door pick-ups. So when you spot him at one of our pop-ups (and you surely will), be sure to say hello — and maybe even join him in a playful round of “King of the Loaves” as you grab your favorite baked treats.